Glycogen Phosphorylase
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Intoduction
Glycogen phosphorylase catalyzes the hydrolysis of glycogen to generate glucose-1-phosphate and is considered the rate limiting step in the degradation of glycogen. The glucose-1-phophate is then further degraded via the pathway of glycolysis. There is both muscle and liver glycogen phosphorylase; muscle glycogen phosphorylase is present to degrade glycogen to forms of energy by means of glycolysis during muscle contractions.
Function
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Structure and Mechanism
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